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I had no idea that tucows was playing in the online music game. I'm not sure how it relates to their original name: The Ultimate Collection Of Winsock Software...but, hey, that's evolution.

You may be sick of hearing about the Amazon patent fiasco, but it's very important that they are stopped from stifling innovation on the Internet. Please take a moment to read and think about Tim O'Reilly's Open Letter to Jeff Bezos.

I would like to announce the launch of my one-click affiliates program. (patent pend.)

web queeries is a new, very active team blog. great name!

Almost Cut My Hair: "I could have said it was in my way."

AMG: "Combining light funk with frothy pop, Haircut 100 was one of the cleanest and most accessible new wave groups."

People I Could Do Without: #32. "...If I get a haircut and I really like it, I've been known to tip 40%. If I'm at a restaurant and the waitress doesn't even make eye contact or at least pretend to care about how my food is, I can be a real bastard. I know that some people don't tip much or at all, but nobody should expect me to tip more than what someone is worth. Whoever made up that 15% stuff is full of shit."

New Choices: Hairstylist: 15 percent of your bill.

Tipping the person who cuts my hair wigs me out. (pun intended.) I always wonder: Should I tip? If so, how much should I tip? And What constitutes a tip-able haircut? Conversation? Craftsmanship? No blood? It's really a puzzling event. I mean, going out to eat we have rules: 10-20% of your bill based on your dining experience and service. But haircuts? hmm...

Yesterday I was talking with some friends about web.crushes. Everyone admitted to having a crush on someone's online persona or to having them in the past. And with the current proliferation of weblogs, I think web.crushes will be even more common. I'm not sure where I'm going with this. I just like to say web.crush over and over again. It's kinda cute.

I wonder how singing bowls are related to Eolian Harps. I bet the romantics would have dug them.

skp gave me the gift of zen moments in the form of a tibetan singing bowl. It's always interesting to me which tone it "chooses" to play and how it moves to different tones while you "play" it. The harmonics sound good too. When I play the bowl, I play the bowl.